Thread: Compatibility between SRs and DEs?

I use a DE anytime I am in a rush. I also travel with a DE.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

..., and it may see a bit more use when I go to Europe in a few weeks...

You don't happen to pass by in Holland, do you?

Originally Posted by Laurens

You don't happen to pass by in Holland, do you?

Unfortunately not, england, Scotland and Lapland (not sure if Lapland is in Europe actually but I think so), then my wife and daughter head to Paris and Berlin for a few weeks while I fly home for work.
I haven't had much luck teeing up a social, but I think I will be fairly busy anyway.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Unfortunately not, england, Scotland and Lapland (not sure if Lapland is in Europe actually but I think so), then my wife and daughter head to Paris and Berlin for a few weeks while I fly home for work.
I haven't had much luck teeing up a social, but I think I will be fairly busy anyway.

Lapland is most certainly part of Europe.
There a few different definitions on it though.
A swede would call the northernmost part of their country for Lapland
The Finnish people basically the same thing, and then there is Norway that calls it same land.
The Sami people usually don't concern them with modern day borders and such though
Basically a big portion of the North of all three countries are defined as lap/sami country as it has for thousands of years.

Originally Posted by Birnando

Lapland is most certainly part of Europe.
There a few different definitions on it though.
A swede would call the northernmost part of their country for Lapland
The Finnish people basically the same thing, and then there is Norway that calls it same land.
The Sami people usually don't concern them with modern day borders and such though
Basically a big portion of the North of all three countries are defined as lap/sami country as it has for thousands of years.

As long as my daughter finds Santa when we get there I don't really mind

Originally Posted by edhewitt

As long as my daughter finds Santa when we get there I don't really mind

She will
A whole buch of them in fact

Then there's the cold shave, which I enjoy.

My parade is simple, splash cold water on face, lather the face using the brush to really work it in, another layer of lather. Two pass shave get's me a DFS, rinse with cold water, alum block, some aftershave, and done.

Can do this in approx 10 minutes, now that's not rushing, but it certainly isn't taking my time, it's a purely functional shave. When I have more time, I take the time and enjoy the shave and add a few steps.

Either way, I far more enjoy starting my morning with that, then using a cartridge. The cartridge razor turns the shave into a chore, a task, while the straight shave is something enjoyable.

YMMV....

I think you've got a fine idea to use DE when you feel the need and SR when you feel you have the time to practice and enjoy. Some members are so adept at SR shaving that they can finish a shave in mere minutes. I don't recall the member's name, but he lives in Italy. I still remember the vid he posted. His skill and speed were remarkable to me.

I shave often with a DE especially in the winter. Sounds like an odd problem, but I wear wool shirts and wool T-shirts during the cold seasons (about eight months out of the year where I live) and the whisker cut with an SR is so clean the whiskers on my neck seem to hook on my wool collars whereas they don't with a duller DE blade. Weird, but irritating. I have to watch shaving my neck with an SR for the same reason (whiskers are cut so cleanly you even look at them and they'll grow inward).

Chris L

Originally Posted by Birnando

She will
A whole buch of them in fact

As long as the helper Santa's help us find the real one its all good. She knows that the ones on the shops are helper Santa's, as the real one cant possibly be everywhere

Originally Posted by edhewitt

As long as the helper Santa's help us find the real one its all good. She knows that the ones on the shops are helper Santa's, as the real one cant possibly be everywhere

Better not let my kids hear that. They won't have a bar of it. They just think he works within the time zones, and that we get out presents before some of the kids in other parts of the world like Europe and America. Wish I could afford a nice holiday to Europe. You don't won't to take an extra large...Ok then, an extra, EXTRA large suitcase with you do you?!


Mick